viviparous

English

Alternative forms

vivipartous (rare)

Etymology

From Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/

Adjective

viviparous (not comparable)

(of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).
(of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).

Antonyms

(of an animal): oviparous

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

of an animal

Catalan: vivípar
Chinese:
Cantonese: 胎生 (toi¹ sang¹)

Mandarin: 胎生 (zh) (tāishēng)
Dutch: levendbarend
Finnish: vivipaarinen (fi)
French: vivipare (fr)
German: lebendgebärend (de), lebend gebärend, vivipar (de)

Greek: ζωοτόκος (el) (zootókos)
Italian: viviparo (it)
Japanese: 胎生の (ja) (たいせいの, taisei no)
Malay: viviparus
Portuguese: vivíparo (pt)
Russian: живородя́щий (ru) (živorodjáščij)
Spanish: vivíparo
Volapük: lifamotamik

of a plant

Catalan: vivípar
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: vivipaarinen (fi)
French: vivipare (fr) m or f

Japanese: 胎生の (ja) (たいせいの, taisei no)
Malay: viviparus
Portuguese: vivíparo (pt)
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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